Pork Business
As reports continue to come in about the spread of African swine fever through China’s hog herd, important lessons are emerging that U.S. producers are taking to heart.
Jim Wiesemeyer joins Chip Flory on Agritalk to discuss the illegal shipment of pork food products from China, and the flooding in Nebraska.
Dr. Klaus Depner, DVM, a leading African swine fever (ASF) expert from Germany, says ASF can be prevented if you follow biosecurity protocols.
Pork production is expected to edge out beef production in the U.S. at just over 30 billion pounds by 2028, according to the USDA Long-term Projection’s latest report.
Hog prices have surged the past few weeks on signs that Chinese buyers have turned to the U.S. to make up for the dwindling of China’s pig herds because of African swine fever, said a Wall Street Journal article.
“Sustainability” is more than just a buzzword to farmers and ranchers. The term has many different definitions, but to the animal agriculture community, it means respecting the land and conserving resources so we can pass profitable farms on to the next generation.
Sometimes the smallest voices speak the loudest. Farm Journal’s PORK editor Jennifer Shike shares Ty’s story.
The Feds’ seizure of one million pounds of pork from China in New Jersey on Friday has the pork industry concerned but also grateful for the diligence of Customs and Border Protection teams to protect U.S. borders.
Convenience stores account for a rapidly increasing share of food sales across the world, including in Mexico.
See, discover, connect at the world’s largest pork-specific trade show in June
A U.S. government watchdog’s latest report says America’s swine and cattle populations are vulnerable to the highly contagious, deadly foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
Ag K-9 “Wade” is off to a great start in his first month on the job, detecting undeclared prohibited avian and swine products in the baggage of a passenger who originated from China that resulted in a civil penalty.
The Missouri River is roughly a mile over its banks. One producer in Blair, Nebraska has to travel by boat to get to his hogs. Luckily, his hogs are safe on higher ground.
2018 was a record-breaking year for U.S. exports to the Philippines, with pork exports up 23% in volume and beef exports up 39%.
Luxembourg is stepping up efforts to keep African swine fever out of its country’s pig herd by building a 5-mile border fence on its western border.
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Dr. John Waddell presented Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture during the American Association of Swine Veterinarian’s 50th Celebration in Orlando.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued food safety recommendations on Thursday for people impacted by winter storms in the Central to Northern Plains regions of the U.S.
Looking at hog sales in September 2019 using October 2019 futures the weaner breakeven was $47.32, up $2.91 for the week.
USDA reports live hog prices in January and February averaged below $40 for the first time in over a decade, says Chris Hurt, Purdue University.
For the fifth time, a North Carolina jury has come down against a Smithfield-owned subsidiary for claims of nuisance against neighbors of the hog farm.
The National Pork Board today named Norman Bessac, 35-year veteran of the fresh meat industry from Tyson Fresh Meats, as its new Vice President of International Marketing.
ne in four consumers believes vegetarian products should not be allowed to have meat-related names like sausage or burger.
North Country Smokehouse of Claremont, N.H. is recalling approximately 2,601 pounds of pork sausage products due to misbranding.
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Spain’s Dr. Jose Sánchez-Vizcaíno Devotes Career to ASF Eradication
Sahlen Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., recalled 13,224 pounds of ready-to-eat deli ham products that may be contaminated with plastic, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday.
Some people claim that raising livestock through FFA and 4-H hardens the hearts of our industry’s young people. Yet, if you have been involved in these organizations, you know it does just the opposite.
Is a job on your farm just a means to a paycheck? Your business needs to be much more than that. Your business needs leaders who will take ownership in the operation.
Mississippi lawmakers have real fears about “fake meat,” and the state could become the latest to ban food made from plants, insects, or grown in a lab from being described as meat.